(About what elevated Whitey Herzog as a manager) ”The key thing is, he has that photogenic mind.” “You know, if you can keep Geronimo Pena healthy, you can win the Pulitzer Prize in Health.” “If you stuck your money clip between the foul line & the baseball, you’d be on welfare.” (8-28-07) (On former Bird SS Edgar Renteria almost stopping a line drive with his teeth) “He’s just happy to have all his pearly gates.” Now Cangeloni’s got something to say, but here comes Whitey to give a taste of his vocabulary, and it’ll have extra mustard on it.” “Horner’s arguing, he wants an interference call against Cangeloni. “…this crowd is on their feet for the Canadian Star Spangled Banner.” “It was raining so hard I thought it was going to stop.” “The Dodgers are ahead by 5 runs or 3 runs or in between there somewhere.” “Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now”…long pause…then an “aahhh”. “Oooh, that last pitch inside was a bit questionable and he’d like to say something to the umpire, but he won’t say anything. Mike’s take on the quality of photo selection was, “Some of those guys looked like the picture was taken while they were seeing their first UFO.” After several seconds of laughter, Joe added, “As opposed to their second or third.” Joe: “Mike, the Cardinals would like to welcome a group of 19 French foreign exchange students in section 382 today.” Mike: “Where they from Joe?” Joe: “Uhhh… France… I think.”Īnd Mike Shannon’s classic: “Ol’ Abner has done it again!”Ī couple years back, Mike and Joe were discussing the horrible photographs of players that had been flashed on the screen at another ballpark. “I wouldn’t have seen it if I hadn’t believed it.'” “He ran to second faster than a cat in Chinatown.” “We’d like to say hello to all those folks listening in Monkey’s Eyebrow, Kentucky.” “If you’re writing a thesis or something, you could finish it in a week or so if you were catching this guy.” (05-25-02) But they’ve got a lot of derelicts too!!”ĭuring an Eli Marrero at bat, Mike Shannon makes mention that the Cardinals had a lot of Latin players on the team and that “they are a creditable people.” This year’s quote regarding the derelicts in China was followed (after a pause) by Joe Buck’s suggestion that Mike had meant to say “dialects.” Mike’s response was,”Yea, dialects! That’s what I mean. “I’ve heard it said that if you know English, Spanish, Italian, and I think it’s French, you can go just about anywhere in this world…except for China where they have all those derelicts.” (5/19/02) “The right-hander is throwing up in the bullpen.” (4/23/02) (Referring to a home run by Ted Simmons) “And that’s the bread on Simmons’ butter.” I’ve seen it go opposite more often than positive.” (6/08/01) “Our next home stand follows this road trip.” (5/20/01) “Like Spring makes the rains come, so does the edge of the plate grow.” (6/17/00) “Well, he did everything right to get ready for the throw, but if ya ain’t got the hose, the water just won’t come out.”
“I tell you, that same river flows the same way”. “Things are not always as they appear to be as.” (1999) (After a warning track fly ball) “A couple of strips of bacon at breakfast, and he’d a busted that baby out-a-here!” (On the day before Easter) “I just want to tell everyone Happy Easter and Happy Hanukkah.” (4/98)
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(Broadcasting from New York under a full moon) “I wish you folks back in St. “That foul tip bounced up and caught him right in the groins…and that’ll really clear your eyes out!” (About Hideo Nomo) “He’s the biggest thing to hit Japan since they dropped that bomb on Nagashima!” “Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm and is blossoming into a large cobra.” (8/12/98) “This game is off to a rather conspicuous start, don’t you think, Jack?” (7/15/98) (About a base stealer) “Sometimes when you feel the urge, you’ve just gotta go.” (6/17/98) “He’s madder than a pig caught under a barnyard gate.” (Referring to Mike Schmidt) “the longtime and soon-to-be Hall of Famer.”
“He’s faster than a chicken being chased by Ronald McDonald!” (About former Cardinal Bernard Gilkey) “He was originally born in University City.” (After Brian Jordan was hit by a pitch for the 4th time on a single road trip)”He must feel like a Ouija board.” “It’s raining like a Chinese fire drill!” “This big standing room only crowd is settling into their seats.” “A hit up the middle right now would be like a nice ham sandwich and a cold, frosty one.” So with all due respect & admiration – enjoy the quotes… I love listening to him broadcast games & miss the days of Jack & Mike.
#DRUNK CHINESE FIRE DRILL FREE#
Feel free to add your own in the comments section below.īy the way – I post these quotes, not to make fun of Shannon, but because I am a fan. Originally Posted By rockin redbird on the blog Viva El Birdos! and hopefully added to by me more in the future. All quotes attributed to Cardinals broadcasting legend Mike Shannon
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